Cloud computing and Grid computing are the two words that end up confusing many people as they are similar in theory. We explain the differences.

Corey Klaasmeyer defines grid computing and contrasts it with cluster computing. This article also leads the reader through a simple Globus Toolkit 4 grid service implementation.

Vendors define grid computing as whatever best fits their products. More discipline is needed to stop the damage ...

Grid computing's biggest stumbling block to adoption is education, said researcher Quocirca. The problem is not many understand the true value of this technology.

The folks over at MathWorks will be holding a half-day tutorial session on using Parallel MATLAB. The session, entitled “Enhancing e-Infastructures with Advanced Technical Computing: Parallel MATLAB ...